St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-01
TRADING WAS ACTIVE.
Wheat Had Very Decided Boom on th"
Chicago Board Yesterday
Morning.
Higher Prices Reached Than Any That
Have Prevailed Since Last
September.
The IFtrmness Attributed to Steady
Gables and Larger Cleartngs From
the Seaboard.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street--Gen era1
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Tbe trading was active
in wheat to-day, and the highest prices were
reached since last September. The firmneSs
was attributed to strong cables and large
cJearings from the seaboard, aggregating
23S,0O0 bushels from three ports May de-
livery opened at Sic and fell off to $3.50, but
rose again to ST15c, and closed within sc OF
outside figures, and 34c higher than on yes
terday. Corn ruled active and higher but
with very unsettled feeling. The market
opened 14G1ac higher, with May delivery at
44c, but fell back to 431ac, and closed for the
day at 1890. Oats ruled firm with good de-
mand with prices 1a@14c higher Provisions
ruled active and strong. Owing to the advance
n 1--we hogs. mess pork opened 15DlT@c per
BARREL higher, receded 10000 and closed
quiet. Lard was firm and 5071ac per 100 lbs.
higher. Short RIBS were sarge per 100 rs
aigher.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2 December opened at s9lsc,
closing at 791ac; January opened at 1850,
closing at T91a@7959c; February opened at
soc, closing at S0$4@S01ac; May opened at
S716c, closing at S73sc. Corn-No. Decenl-
Der opened at 3T5sc, closing at 37$Sc: Janu-
airy opened at 3755c, closing at 3T$gGD37 1ac;
February opened at 3Sc. closing at 3718W
37$sc; May opened at 44c closing at 1926.
OatS-No. 2 December opened at 2614c, closing
at 2633c; January opened at 264c, closing at
26%c; February opened at 261a closing at
2634c; May opened at 3l19c, closing at 3l$s
@53115c. Mess Pork-December opened at
$l2. 30. closing at Sl2.20; January opened at
$l2.35, closing ar Sl2.23%@12.25: February
opened at 12.5219, closing at $12.40; May
opened at 1922, closing at Sl2.T11@. Lard
December opened at $3.50, closing at $3.50;
January opened at $3.50, closing at $500;
February opened at $3.50, closing at $3.50;
MAY opened at $685., closing at S6S7%
Short Ribs-January opened at $500
closing at $6.O5; February opened al
S6.I5, closing ut S6.121a; March opened
at 1925, closing at s6,221a; May
opened at $3.50, closing 1T Sc. -.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet
and unchanged. No. 2 wheat, T94@79%c
No. spring wheat, 6S@72c; No red 791ac
No. 2 corn, 373sc; No. = oats 263ac; No.
Eye, 53c; No. 2 barley, 5214c; No. flax seed
5415c prime timothy seed. S1.19. Mess pork,
e12.20; lard, $3.50: short ribs, sides, loose
S695; dry sailed shoulders, boxed. $3.50
Z. 90; short clear sides. boxed $6.35@6.4 40
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods, 81 Is
Sugars-Cut loaf, 61s@61ac; granuated, Ga
615c; standard A, 55sc. Rec eipts-Flour
$4,000 bbls; wheat, $4,000 blu; corn, 49, 0'
bu: oats, $4,000 bu; rye. LOCO bu; barley
$4,000 bu, Shipments-Flour, $1,000 bbls
wheat, 1900 bu; corn, $4,000 blu; oats. 70,
600 bu; barley, 10000 bu. On the produce ex
change to-day butter was firm; creamery
22030c: dairy, 12022c. Eggs, 23025c pc
dozen, fresh.